Improvement in spinning-wheels



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FRANZ VOEGTLI, 0F vMOIGrOllIERY CITY, MISSOURI.

Letters Patent No. 111,991, dated February 21, 187-1.

IMPROVEMENT iN SPINNING-WHEELS.

The Schedule referred toV in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.y

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ VOEGTLI, of Montgomery City, in the county ofMontgomery and State of Missouri, have invented a new and usefullxnprovemeut in Spinning-Wheels; and I do hereby declare the followingtoV be a full and true description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to the vtreadle and to the means for traversingthe flyer; and

It consists in the construction, alrangement, and

combination of parts, us hereinafter' described and speon the curvedwire D, which is hinged to the base of' thev machine at d. The wire Dallows the treadle G to be moved in an arc of about one hundred andeighty degrees, thus allowing an adjustment for either right or leftfoot.

The supports c will give the required firmness to the fnlerum of thetreadle.

When the spinning-wheel is to be packed up for transportation thetreadle and its wire D will be raised te a vert-ical position alongsidethe uprights of the lframe A.

From the main wheel B the belt-cord e transmits motion to the pulley fon the' spool-shaft F, resting in suitable bearings on the topuof theframe A.

Hooks f, hinged to the bearingblocks, keep the shaft F down on itsbearings.

.To give the requisite tension to the cord e without applying aninflexible device thereto, I arrange a pulley, g, turning freely on thespring shaft (5l.Y This shaft has arms extending back to and suitablyconnected with the frame A, generally as shown in g. 2.

The spool-shaft F carries the spool F' in the usual manner at its outerend, and at its other end is a balance-wheel, fl, to balance theoverhanging endof the shaft. Said shaft also carries the Hier h by itssleeve h.

Thehfiier receives its motion as follows:

On. the outer end of the main shaft l1 is a collar, with a single tooth,i, gearing into the bevel-gear wheel lo on the vertical shaft K,indicated in fig. 1. At its upper end said shaft connect-s bybevel-gearing with the horizontal shaft L, which has upon its surface anendless screw-line groove, I, running light and left, into which grooveiits the pin in., secured to the slide M moving ou the bars n. A springm', secured to the slide M, presses on the piu on, holding it to itsengagement in the groove l.

A connecting-har, 0, also connects with the pin fm, being immediatelyunder the spring m.

The rod O extends out under the shaft F, and a vertical arm, o,goes upto a collar, o', between the shoulders h' of the flier-sleeve lt, thusallowing the tlier to revolve, but acting to produce the requiredreciprocating mot-ion.`

To regulate the rotation of the flier a screw, p, is arranged in the endof the rod O, and presses a spring, p', against the sleeve hot"`thetlier, thus producing more or less friction and speed, as may herequired.-

'lhe flier H has the usual hook-arms, but is otherwise constructed inthe simplest form.

For transportation the shaft F and rod O are disconnected, as follows:

The hooks j" being turned back, the shaft F may be lifted ont of itsbearings, the belt e being olf; then, by raising the spring on', the endof the har O will be' readily unhooked from the piu m, and the parts maybe drawn ont of connection with their motors.

As the thread is not carried through the spool -shaft F it becomesnecessaryto' iind another guide for it. This I provide in the arm Q,fastened to the frame A. Said arm extends back some distance, and in itsend is formed a hook, q, in the axial line of the shaft F, so that thethread being spun is guided by the hook q, and will be, distributed uponthe spool by the ier in the manner usual.

Having thus fully described my invent-ion,

W'hat I claim is- 1. The treadle C, combined with the wire D, hinged tothe frame A, and provided with the supports c, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth.

2. The slide M, its spring m and pin m, combined with the rods n n, thebar O, the shaft L, having the screw-groove l, and the. flier H,substantially as set forth. v

In testimony of said invention I have hereunto set Witnesses:

WILLIAM W. HERTHEL, ROBERT BURNS.`

